The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-15
TIKI VILLAIN FOUNTAIN,
WHO BROKE UP A VERT HAPPY
HOME.
Letter OF an Infatuated Wife to Her
Husband-DiVOrced for
Adultery.
IooanKsroEDrsor on rHs IPPxAL.I


CINCINNATI, O., March l2.-Here-
with find inclosed clipping from this
mornings Enquirer, which we hope
you will publish. We understand
that this rascal, Fountain, is employed
in your city, AID We want to hound
him out Of the country, for he ruined
as happy home as ever existed In
this world. II. MAY.
TIE SAD CASE.
There was sad case In the Divorce
Court yesterday morning. The story
was Of wre, ked home that had been
entered by lIbertine and robbed of
the mother who presided over it
True, that mother WIS TO blame in
submitting to the wiles of the VIZ; tch
who enticed her away. Yet he was
primarily TO blame, aud Boosted OF it.
The caee was that of Samuel Dnbois
against Irene Dubois. Her maiden
mama was Skel'on. They were mar
ried April 2, 1865, at Brookville, Iud.,
by Rev j. Ii. Keely. They lived to-
gether almost twenty yeals, and dur
Ing that period not word Of discon-
tent WAS heard. At the cad OF thst
time the deIpoiler entered the family.
Mr.. Dubois WIS rai,road engineer.
For number of years he worked for
railrosds entering this city. GsttiAg
out OF Roik herS he went to Paris,
KY, aud worked rs machinist in the
railroad shops. While he was away
his wifi, in some way became ac-
Quainted with one Joseph Fountain.
For some rsason che became fasci-
natet with him. He WAS then travel
ing for the Hdnufdcturers' Record, oil
Baltimore, Md. la came here ire
quenty y. Wbile he was away
HR WROTE TO her
almost every day. The letters were Of
such a nature that she became per.
fectly captivaled with him. When
he came here he would spend the
night with her at different places. In
July, 1885, In accordance with an ar
rAngsment with him, she took all the
money she had received from her bus.
band, who sent bis wages IeQu arly,
and went to Atlanta, Ga. There che
met Fountain. From III re they went
to Birmingham, Ala. Mr.. Dubo 8
heard OF his wife's departure and
came home. Fountan's employers
were written to about his doing5 AID
they discharged him at once. This
was while he and Mrs. Dubois were
at Birmingham. Thrown gu, Of EN-
ployment. he lett Mrs. Dubois. He
went to Louisville, KY, and she man
aged to get there to. He got some
sort OF employment and they went
aw y together sgain. 10 September,
1885, she wrote the following letter to
her husband, daed Septe Der Sih, ut
Meridian, MisS,;
Mr.. SAMUEL DUB Is 1 write this
letter TO inform you that / have con-
Guided never to r,tu II to you. L loft
you on account of your bad treatment
and because 1 could no longer live
with you, having lost years ago what
little respect ever had for you, You
are at libelty, 80 far as am concerned,
t. get divorce or 10 take aDy other
steps You may see d.. One toing is
certain, l would not live with you
again II you owned the whole State OF
Ohio. / am with a gentleman whom
l have loved ftr many years, and we
leave this place for his home In Mid
die Texas. We leave here tonight or
tomorrow morning, aud will shortly
be over 100 miles distant nom you.
The two you ger children, being boys,
of course legally are yours; Nettie,
being nearly of age, is old enough to
manage her own way without a moth
er's care. have, therefore, the rsa
scnable hops that the children will be
properly taken care of by You, as you
ara tAeir material father. 1t will bs
usalets 10 write 10 me, 10 you do not
know tie name we have passed under
in Nashville, Memphis and Chatta-
nooga, where l have spert the time
siuc5 l left Cine nnati. Your oncs
tEue wife, IRENE.
This confession of her guilt, the frs
word Mr.. Dubois had had from tie
eriing wife siDce she left, almost dis
irlCtpd him. His friends feared for
his | fe he was 70 broken hearted over
the aiialr. He then filed suit for d.
voics. l ems
ALMOST INCREDIBLE
that a woman should cave her young
children 10 che d d, aud for man,
too, who was "a uustractiva a. Foun-
taiu wRs said 10 ba. II was described
yesterday By friend OF Mr.. Dl0ois as
"a secoud edition of the living skele-
ton S,Iague. He was a CauSverous
looking crea ure, who sppesred to be
wa king about to CHEAT the under
taker'
l was said that he had bossted that
ne could come 10 Ohio and take any
Yankees wife. 1t is said that no was
ut one time the river reporter of the
New Orleans Picqyune He ia now
employed by some fl N in the South,
and travels about with this Mrs Du-
bois as bis wife. Mr.. Dubois wa,
given an excellent character. Several
witnesses testified that they had never
seen ANYTHING VIZ ngin his treatment
of his wife. He earned good SALARY,
ard always gave his money to his
family.